![]() He patched up things with former rival Alex Wright, thus turning into a heel in the process and the duo formed a tag team of dancers known as Dancing Fools. Four weeks later, he dropped the title to Booker T.Īfter having two reigns as Television Champion, Disco once again became a jobber and a mid-carder in the cruiserweight division. Disco lost to Saturn in a rematch at World War 3 before finally regaining the title from Saturn in a rematch on December 8 edition of Nitro for his second Television title. He engaged in a feud with Perry Saturn after losing the Television title to Saturn on November 3 edition of Nitro. He lost to Jacqueline at Halloween Havoc. Disco was booked to win the World Television Championship from Wright on September 22 edition of Nitro. He then feuded with Alex Wright, who began dancing before his entrance to mock Disco. His injury was mentioned after Disco refused to lose to Jacquelyn because she was a woman. Inferno was injured in early 1997 and he took some time off before returning in September. At World War 3 1997, he participated in the three ring, 60 man battle royal with the winner receiving a shot at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. He began a feud with Cruiserweight Champion Dean Malenko and unsuccessfully challenged him for the title at Bash at the Beach. Inferno started making a push in the cruiserweight division by the mid-1996. Inferno made his pay-per-view debut at Slamboree 1996: Lord of the Ring in a tag team contest where he teamed up with Alex Wright against Dick Slater and Earl Robert Eaton. He also competed on Januedition of Clash of the Champions in a losing effort to Kevin Sullivan. He mostly competed in WCW's mid-card division shows including Saturday Night, Main Event and WCW WorldWide.Inferno wrestled on many editions of Main Event before pay-per-view events against superstars such as Joey Maggs and Eddie Guerrero. Often, he would bring a cheat sheet with a diagram on how to apply the hold to the ring. He gradually rose to mid-card status as a tweener, with his gimmick being that he would forget how to apply his finishing hold, a Standing figure four leglock. Gilbertti signed a contract with WCW in 1995 and debuted later that same year. He annoyed the audience with his disco dancer character, which included dancing on the way to the ring and during his matches, the punchline being that fans would chant "Disco sucks!". Gilbertti made his name in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as Disco Inferno. World Championship Wrestling (1995–2001) He also had short stints with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) in 1992. He wrestled on the Georgia independent circuit, where he was best known for his time with Great Championship Wrestling (GCW) where he won several titles. Gilbertti started wrestling in 1991 wrestling his first match on November 20, 1991. Professional wrestling career Early career 1.4 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2003–2004).1.2.5 The Filthy Animals, heel incarnation.
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